Art. 305Information and referral for the victim 155156
1 The police and the public prosecutor shall inform the victim in full at their first examination hearing of his or her rights and obligations in the criminal proceedings.
2 They shall at the same time inform the victim of:157
a.
the addresses and services provided by victim counselling services;
b.
the possibility of claiming various victim support benefits;
c.
the time limit for the filing claims for damages and satisfaction;
the right under Article 92a SCC to request information on the decisions and and circumstances of the execution of penalties and measure in relation to the offender.
3 If the victim agrees, they shall pass his or her name and address on to a counselling service.
4 Paragraphs 1–3 also apply mutatis mutandis to the relatives of the victim.
5 Confirmation that the provisions this Article have been complied with must be recorded in the case file.
155 Amended by Annex No II 7 of the Criminal Justice Authorities Act of 19 March 2010, in force since 1 Jan. 2011 (AS 2010 3267; BBl 2008 8125).
156 Amended by No I 3 of the FA of 26 Sept. 2014 on Victims’ Right to Information, in force since 1 Jan. 2016 (AS 2015 1623; BBl 2014 889913).
157 Amended by No I 3 of the FA of 26 Sept. 2014 on Victims’ Right to Information, in force since 1 Jan. 2016 (AS 2015 1623; BBl 2014 889913).
158 Inserted by No I 3 of the FA of 26 Sept. 2014 on Victims’ Right to Information, in force since 1 Jan. 2016 (AS 2015 1623; BBl 2014 889913).